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[ezcol_1quarter] [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_3quarter_end] Stephen Graham took time out from filming alongside Tom Hardy to return to his Merseyside roots to inspire students. The Pirates Of The Caribbean star was back in his hometown to support a campaign which has helped boost school attendance. ( Read More ) (Images taken from […]

[ezcol_3fifth] Manchester United’s Chris Smalling arrived at Broadoak last week to lend a hand to the volunteers at the club’s Foundation charity who help children develop their football skills. The afternoon involved many Broadoak pupils at the sports village with Chris spending time coaching pupils whilst presenting awards to Stars […]

[ezcol_3fifth] An incredible Christmas surprise for the pupils at Forest Gate Academy. Last week ten pupils from Forest Gate Academy received an early Christmas present when they were invited to the Manchester United’s training ground at Carrington. The children were under the impression that they were participating in fun Christmas […]

[ezcol_2third] The Golden Jubilee celebrations were a huge success on Thursday evening. Close to 300 people packed the school hall and were treated to reflections by former Headteachers Bill Redman and Andy Griffin. Former pupils and current staff also contributed by sharing their memories of the school. Entertainment included performances […]

Working Together UKFast not only provide a reliable infrastructure to host The Dean Trust’s eClassroom but also provide assistance to help maintain The Dean Trust’s position as an innovator in education. UKFast have also welcomed a number of successful apprentices from The Dean Trust Ashton on Mersey School and […]

Manchester’s new £24m secondary school set to open in Ardwick will be run by the Dean Trust By Jennifer Williams, Manchester Evening News Manchester’s new £24m secondary school will be run by the Dean Trust, it has been announced. The 1,200-pupil academy will fully open next year in a bid to […]

We are delighted to inform our school communities that we have been given the opportunity to open a brand new £28m school in Manchester, which will open in September 2015. Please download the consultation letter below for further information. Consultation letter new school

Join us on your Journey to Outstanding! Ashton on Mersey is one of the only schools nationally to have been deemed outstanding by Ofsted five consecutive times. This understanding of what outstanding practice looks like shapes our teacher training programmes. You will be on your own ‘Journey to Outstanding’. We […]

Baroness Sue Campbell, the Chair of UK Sport and the Youth Sport Trust, visited school recently to look at how we are leading the way in training the Physical Education teachers of tomorrow. Baroness Campbell is an advocate of school sport and was hugely impressed with both the pupils and […]

On the 2nd July 2014, we were delighted to hear that our Chairman, Councillor Brian Rigby MBE, had been nominated as one of the 40 Faces of Trafford. The award was a celebration of those individuals who have been influential, inspirational or pioneering contributing to Trafford through business, education, health, […]